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Verse (13:5), Word 8 - Quranic Grammar

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The eighth word of verse (13:5) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An interrogative alif, accusative particle and object pronoun. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The accusative particle belongs to a special group of words known as inna and her sisters (ان واخواتها). The attached object pronoun is first person plural.

Chapter (13) sūrat l-raʿd (The Thunder)


(13:5:8)
a-innā
will we
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif
ACC – accusative particle
PRON – 1st person plural object pronoun
الهمزة همزة استفهام
حرف نصب و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل نصب اسم «ان»

Verse (13:5)

The analysis above refers to the fifth verse of chapter 13 (sūrat l-raʿd):

Sahih International: And if you are astonished, [O Muhammad] - then astonishing is their saying, "When we are dust, will we indeed be [brought] into a new creation?" Those are the ones who have disbelieved in their Lord, and those will have shackles upon their necks, and those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.

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